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cowpuncher

noun

ˈkau̇-ˌpən-chər

Definition of cowpuncher

as in cowboy

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range cowpunchers hanging out and telling stories during branding time

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cowboy

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Her father, William Preston Bowling, who plays the elderly cowboy with the oxygen tank, was with her.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
But Woody the cowboy doll and Buzz Lightyear the action figure are not among the group assembled here.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

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